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Kieran King

Leicester City's attacking dilemma is bad news for Leeds United

Jesse Marsch will be looking to get his Leeds United tenure off to the perfect start when they travel to Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.

The Whites appointed the 47-year-old as their new manager after Marcelo Bielsa was sacked earlier this week following the dismal 4-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.

Leeds are searching for their first win since January but face a stern test against the Foxes, who come into the game off the back of a much-needed 2-0 win over Burnley.

The result moved the Foxes back up to 12th in the Premier League table and Brendan Rodgers is facing a major selection dilemma ahead of the clash after Jamie Vardy scored on his return to action at Turf Moor.

After missing the past two months with a hamstring injury, the 35-year-old came on to net his 10th goal of the season to secure a massive three points for City.

This was after fellow substitute James Maddison opened the scoring with a sumptuous long-range strike, before Vardy putting the gloss on the scoreline as he headed in Harvey Barnes' cross at the back post.

However, Rodgers has been given a huge headache about whether to hand Vardy his first start since December following his impressive cameo. The veteran striker replaced Patson Daka after 72 minutes and made an instant impact with his pace and threat in behind.

Leicester looked a lot sharper with Vardy on the pitch and the Burnley defence struggled to handle his movement.

Maddison, who came on at the same time midway through the second-half, provided the creativity in the No.10 position, while Harvey Barnes and Ademola Lookman gave the Foxes a dynamic look in attack.

Having started in a 4-3-3 formation with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Wilfried Ndidi and Youri Tielemans in midfield, City ended the game in a 4-2-3-1 system and this could be something that Rodgers changes given how dangerous they were in transition during the final quarter of an hour.

Nick Pope prevented Leicester from scoring more as he made two excellent saves to deny Barnes, while he also kept out Ricardo Periera's deflected effort.

Rodgers could chose to rotate his forward line and bring Vardy straight in for Daka, while Maddison is likely to be recalled after also starting on the bench.

Vardy has been Leicester's talisman for the past decade, scoring a number of goals which has helped them to win the Premier League, the FA Cup and record back-to-back top-five finishes.

Despite being 35, Vardy isn't slowing down anytime soon and is still currently the fourth-highest scorer this season with 10 goals in 17 appearances. Leicester's form has dipped in his absence, winning just three times in nine matches in all competitions but he will give them a boost for the remainder of the season.

Leeds must be aware of his threat and try to nullify the spaces for Vardy to occupy in. The former Fleetwood Town man scored twice against the Whites at Elland Road last season and caused Diego Llorente all kind of problems.

Marsch will have to get the Whites more defensively solid to ensure they don't leak as many goals as they have done in recent weeks, starting at the King Power Stadium this weekend.

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